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Lot 787



U.S.; General Issues, 1898, Trans-Mississippi, 1¢ (2), Tied By "Omaha, Neb. Jun. 18 7-PM '98" Machine Cancel on EKU Cover, #285, se. at right, to Los Angeles Cal. and forwarded to Sacramento, left stamp also tied by "Los Angeles Cal. Jun. 22 1PM 98" duplex, transit and receiving backstamps, a Very Fine cover. The Exposition was open to the public from June 1 to November 1, 1898. The stamps were not ready in time for the opening, and the official First Day was June 17. The 1¢ June 17 First Day Covers are known from Washington D.C., New York and Pittsburgh, but none known from Omaha, home of the Exposition. The cover offered here, postmarked one day after the stamps were issued in Omaha, is a significant use, Ex World's Fair Collection. This is the earliest reported example of the 1¢ Trans-Mississippi issue used from Omaha, Nebraska, which was the home of the exposition, wonderful showpiece .
Estimate $1,500-2,000.

 
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